Impelling device for bowling-hoops



No. 6l6,707. Pate nted Dec. 27, I898.

' J. n. HEFLEY.

IMPELLING DEVICE FOR BOWLING HOURS.

' (Application filed may 2, 1897.)

(No Model.)

' UNITE STAT S I 'PATENT OEEieE;

JEFFERSON-D. HEFLEY, OF CAMERON, TEXAS.

IMPELLING DEVICE on e evvhmc i-ieoes.

' srncrrrcnrron forming part of Letters Patent No. e1e,7o7, dated December 27, 1898.

Application filed May 22, 1,897- Serial No. 637,795. (No model.)

' To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JEFFERSON D. HEFLEY,

- a citizen of the United States, residing at Cameron in the county of Milam and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inlmpellinglDevices for Bowl ing-Iloops and I do hereby declare the following to'be a full, clear, and exact description .of the invention, such as'will enable othersskilledfiin the art to'which it appertainsto make and use the same. I

This invention relates to an improvement in impelling-handles' for bowling-hoops, the

object of the invention being to provide a; cheap, simple, and efiicient device by means of handle or propelling-rod constructed inv the manner substantially as herein shown and set forth. In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure 1 isa perspective view of one form of the invention, the same being shown as made of wood or other similar ma terial. Fig. 2 is a similar perspective view of a modified form of the device, the name being illustrated as shaped out of wire. Fig. 3 is a view representing the hoop in the act of being rolled or propelled 'by my improved impolling-handle.

' Like letters of reference designate like parts.

A denotes the main portion of the handle,

which is used to guide the hoop. ,At one end of this main portion Am a curved plate, or

strip attached to the end of the main part A by means of pins, screws, or other suitableattaching devices or else made integral therewith and situated in-a position substantially at right angles to the direction of the main portion'A, somewhat after the form of a T shape, it being up ers'tood, ofcourse, that the arm of the T shape is curved instead of be ing straight. This attached or integrally made end strip of the impelling device is designated by the reference-letter B, and its curvature .is in an arc of a'cir'cle having the same center as the bowling-hoop, or substantially in such an arc, in'order that the said strip or plate B may be applied to the periphery-of a portion of the bowling-hoop and when so applied will be closely in contact with such part of the periphery of the bowling-hoop as it may be opposite to. Of course it will be understood that I donot wish to berestricted' to any precise curvature of this right-angled end strip of the impelling-handle; but in general I wish it to be so curved that it will readily act upon the periphery of the bowling-hoop when applied thereto.

Ajdesignates the wire handle of the .modified form of my improved impelling device as represented in Fig. 2, and B. denotes-the curved right-angled end of said wire-comstructed modification, said end B correspond .ing to the part B belonging to that formof the invention delineated in Fig. 1. The wire construction is essentially the same in form and function as the solid wooden or other construction shown in Fig. 1, and it is my purpose to lay claim to the two forms. as subdesignated a bowling-hoop, is the simple-' ordinary round structure withoutspoke or arms that are usually propelled by children by means of a hoop stick or handle held so as. to periodically strike the periphery of the hoop or engage therewith by being held in close contact at a certain elevation relatively to the center of the hoop for the purpose of guiding aswell as pushing or propelling it.-

In the actual use of my improved impellinghandle the curvedright-angled part of the go handle will be placed behind the hoop in contact with a portion thereof, and after the hoop has been started the operator will only have to follow it, up with the impelling device from behind. The, hoop will maintain its vertical position, as it cannot fall under these circumstances, and the peculiar form of the impelling device will enable the oper-' ator tobowl the hoop straight forward in a, perfectly straight line indefinitely, the hoop roo maintaining its equilibrium and pursuing its rectilinear motion without deviation from'a When it is desired to true and correct line. stop the hoop, it is only necessary to apply 1 I its top.

' K e1e,7fo7- the device to the same above its center or on ,an arc of a cirele having the same center as 1o y the bowling-hoop, substantiallyasdescribed. Having now fully described my-invention, In testimony whereof I afiix my signature what I claim as new, and desire to secure by in presence of two witnesses. 5 Letters Patent is' i The impellin g device for impelling hqops, JEFF- HEFLEY- consisting of the handle or rod having a Witnesses: curved plate or arm situated at right angles W. T. HEFLEY, to the direction ef the handle and curved in I JOHN WATSON. 

